Fence-post and method of cutting the same.



J. HAISH. FENCE POST AND METHOD OF CUTTING THE SAME.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY I11 I91?- 1,251,513.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

INVENTOR ATIOR N EY UNITED sTAfrns PATENT O ar;

JAooB HAISI-I, on DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it mag/concern: I

have invented a new and useful Fence-Post and Methods of Cutting the Same, of wh1ch the following is a specification.

Tlns lnvention has reference to fence posts "and method of cutting thesame, and its object is to provide a form of fence postpar: ticularly.advantageous when located in the ground for resisting strains tending to pull the fence post over or to lift it from the ground. Furthermore, the form of fence post permits the cutting 'of'the post from standard forms of lumber without waste, except the slight wastedue to the saw kerf in cutting out the posts.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the further understanding that while the drawings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications come within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a piece of lumber showing a line of cut for the production of a plurality of posts from a piece of lumber without wastage.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a piece of lumber from which posts may be cut.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one form of post.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form of post, both of which may be cut from the same piece of lumber without waste.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a piece 1 of lumber of standard dimensions and long enough to produce two or more posts with the combined lengths of the produced posts very much less than the length of the piece of lumber.

Each post comprises a basic portion 2 or 2 and a stem or upright portion 3, which may be considerably longer than the basic portion. The timber 1 is assumed to be of oblong rectangular cross-section and may be considerably wider than thick. For instance, it may be assumed that the timber is two inches by four inches in cross-section,

Specification of LettersPatent rEnoE- os'r AND ranrnon or cur'rrns rIiE'sAME.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

Application filed May 11, 1917. Serial No. 168,010.

and, say, ten or more feet long. Ordinarily such a timber would cut but one post, since t is necessary to sink the post a certain distance lnto the ground and have it rise therefrom a certain distance. The post out from the end portion of the timber has a basic portion 2 of constant cross-sectional area wthroughout, while the next succeeding posts have the basicportions 2* each with a slanting or bevel face 4, produced by a slanting cut 5 diagonal of the timber 1, from what consti- 'tutes the upper or tip end of. one post 3 to the upper or tip end of the second succeeding post 3,-thusmaking two adjacent posts cut from the timber with bevel faces 4. The

cut 5 may be straight, although diagonal of the timber- 1, thus leaving at one end of the base 2 a relatively sharp edge 6 and at the junction of the base 2 with the stem of the post there is formed a shoulder 7, because the upper end 8 of the post is partly rounded.

Each post, whether formed with a base 2 or a base 2 is provided with a shoulder 7 at about ground level or if it be desired to bury this shoulder somewhat under the surface of the ground, a means of resistance to lifting the post is provided, the same being true of either of the posts of Figs. 3 and 4. At or about the ground level the post is of full width and consequently of full strength a ainst strains upon the post in the direction of its width. At the same time the taper form of the post permits its manufacture from standard material without waste and without sacrifice of strength, because the post is of constantly increasing strength from the upper end toward the ground level. Furthermore, the portion buried beneath the ground has flat surfaces tending to resist displacement of the post while in the ground to a far better extent than ccurs with round posts unless the latter are made inordinately heavy. V

The post with the base 2 of equal crosssectio-nal area throughout the base can be made with a bevel surface 4 by cutting off a section of the rectangular basic portion, but this would be an unnecessary waste because posts with the base 2 are utilizable as corner posts and the added strength due to the more massive form of the ground entering portion is advantageous in corner posts because of the heavier strains to which they are subjected.

The basic portions of two adjacent posts are divided by the line 5, while the stems of the posts are divided along another line, indicated at 9, having rounded terminal portions 10 producing the rounded terminals 8 of the stems of the posts. The line 9 is diagonal of the timber, but in a direction opposite t the direction of the line of cut 5.

\Vith such an arrangement an extra length of timber equaling about one-fourth the length of a timber necessary for a post will permit the cutting of two similar posts of as great resistance to strains put upon the posts as would be the case were the posts of equal cross-sectional area throughout their lengths.

What is claimed is 1. A one-piece fence post of rectangular cross-section having one long straight edge and the opposite edge slanting from both ends toward an intermediate portion nearer one end than. the other and there formed with a shoulder.

2. A one-piece fence post of rectangular cross-section having one long straight edge,

a basic portion, and a stem portion with a shoulder where )OlIllIlg the basic portlon and tapering toward the end of the stem remote from the basic portion and there shaped in accordance with the shoulder at the intermediate portion.

3. The method of cutting timber into onepiece fence posts, which consists in cutting a long timber of rectangular cross-section by oppositely directed diagonal cuts with the adjacent cuts each extending from one edge of the timber and approaching and meeting at the other edge of the timber, one of the cuts being straight and the other he iug straight throughout the greater portion of its length and then trending toward the edge from which the cut emerges.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB HAISH.

Witnesses A. C. HINDS, G. BRULE.

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